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Title: Hydrogen storage composition and method

Abstract

A hydrogen storage composition based on a metal hydride dispersed in an aerogel prepared by a sol-gel process. The starting material for the aerogel is an organometallic compound, including the alkoxysilanes, organometals of the form M(OR){sub X} where R is an organic ligand of the form C{sub n}H{sub 2n+1}, and organometals of the form MO{sub x}Ry where R is an alkyl group, where M is an oxide-forming metal, n, x and y are integers and y is two less than the valence of M. A sol is prepared by combining the starting material, alcohol, water, and an acid. The sol is conditioned to the proper viscosity and a hydride in the form of a fine powder is added. The mixture is polymerized and dried under supercritical conditions. The final product is a composition having a hydride uniformly dispersed throughout an inert, stable and highly porous matrix. It is capable of absorbing up to 30 motes of hydrogen per kilogram at room temperature and pressure, rapidly and reversibly. Hydrogen absorbed by the composition can be readily be recovered by heat or evacuation.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
205963
Patent Number(s):
8234033
Application Number:
ON: DE96006524; PAN: 8-234,033
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01B - SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01F - PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-89SR18035
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 08 HYDROGEN FUEL; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GELS; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN STORAGE

Citation Formats

Wicks, G G, and Heung, L K. Hydrogen storage composition and method. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Wicks, G G, & Heung, L K. Hydrogen storage composition and method. United States.
Wicks, G G, and Heung, L K. Sat . "Hydrogen storage composition and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/205963.
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